login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13605

22 March 2025
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport
EU regulatory and fiscal framework supports maritime sector’s competitiveness, but can be improved, according to WSC
Brussels, 21/03/2025 (Agence Europe)

The EU’s current regulatory and fiscal framework is conducive to the European maritime sector’s competitiveness, but there is still room for improvement, according to a Deloitte study commissioned by the World Shipping Council (WSC) and published on Tuesday 18 March.

The European maritime fleet is one of the largest in the world, representing around 35% of the global fleet in terms of overall tonnage. European shipping controls 30% of bulk carriers, 44% of container ships, 35% of oil...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: ‘vision for agriculture’ and future of Common Fisheries Policy on agenda for European ministers, on Monday 24 March
AGRICULTURE : Ukrainian seeds – MEPs give green light to equivalence project
FISHERIES: EU professionals call for “specific reinforced” fund for fisheries and aquaculture for the period 2028-2034
HEALTH: European ministers to discuss drug safety and young people’s mental health
MIGRATION : Warsaw to suspend right to asylum in cases of instrumentalisation and no longer accept migrants from other Member States, insists Donald Tusk
ENERGY: Germany, Italy and Spain lead way in energy storage projects in EU
CONSUMERS: video games – Consumer Protection Cooperation Network launches action against Star Stable Entertainment AB
TRANSPORT: extension of Emissions Trading System to maritime sector shows no significant evidence of circumvention, according to European Commission
TRANSPORT: EU regulatory and fiscal framework supports maritime sector’s competitiveness, but can be improved, according to WSC
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: European Parliament’s co-rapporteurs want to increase funds available under EDIP by a factor of twenty
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE : MEPs want to postpone introduction of duties on Russian fertilisers until 2027
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT : European Works Councils – EU co-legislators meet on 6 May to conclude their negotiations
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
CULTURE : Glenn Micallef launches consultations on ‘Cultural Compass’ stating “let’s embark on this adventure with clarity, ambition and unity”
EDUCATION : European Education and Culture Executive Agency takes stock of 21 digital projects supported between 2022 and 2024
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Dutchman Pieter Hasekamp appointed Chair of European Fiscal Board
ECONOMY: MEPs give green light to new macro-financial aid for Egypt and Jordan
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS : ILGA-Europe identifies emblematic cases to strengthen LGBTI rights
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese glass fibre yarns
CHINA: Maroš Šefčovič to visit Beijing from 27 to 29 March
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 2.3% in February
ENERGY: ACER launches consultation on products enabling peaks in electricity consumption to be reduced
ENVIRONMENT: ChemSec NGO denounces simplification of ‘green taxonomy’ proposed by European Commission under ‘Omnibus I’ package
ENVIRONMENT: level of water scarcity is increasing in European Union, according to Eurostat
MEDIA: CASE organises European SLAPP Contest in Brussels to denounce those who silence critical voices
MIGRATION : with 8,938 people dying on migration routes worldwide, 2024 was deadliest year on record, according to IOM